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From: garbanzo AT hooked DOT net (Alex)
Subject: Re: Using GCC
25 Oct 1997 13:35:46 -0700 :
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On Sat, 25 Oct 1997, Fernandes, Hilton wrote:

> Win32 is supposed to be a real operating system, so it won't let you access
> the hardware directly in an application program.  As far as i know, if you
> really need to do this, you have to write a device driver. 
> 
> That means inp and outp are not available in gnu-win32.

Although dangerous, couldn't someone right a device driver that would
allow you to use inp and outp?

- alex

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